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Monday 13 April 2020
Panel makers see deceleration in car-use orders
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading fast, many display panel makers have seen tier-1 components suppliers in the automotive ecosystem defer or cancel orders, weakening visibility...
Monday 13 April 2020
Quanta reports growth in March revenues; Acer sees rising PC sales
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$78.11 billion (US$2.57 billion) for March, up 58.8% on month and 6.2% on year with consolidated revenues for the first three...
Monday 13 April 2020
5G smartphone chip demand recovering in China
With the coronavirus outbreak put under control in China, China's domestic 5G smartphone market has started recovering with chipmakers stepping up production for sub-6GHz solutions,...
Monday 13 April 2020
Nanya expects flat shipment growth in 2Q20 with slight ASP increase
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology expects to post flat sequential shipment growth in the second quarter of 2020, with a slight increase in product ASP.
Friday 10 April 2020
TSMC, UMC post increased March revenues
Pure-play foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential increases in March consolidated revenues of 21.5%...
Friday 10 April 2020
Young Fast adding new laminating equipment to ramp up output in Taiwan
Young Fast Optoelectronics plans to invest NT$30 million (US$998,640) to install new laminating equipment at its plant in Taiwan for ramping up output of touch panels for industrial...
Friday 10 April 2020
Yageo to double investment in Taiwan
MLCC and chip resistor supplier Yageo has received a green light from Taiwan's government to nearly double the investment amount for a previously approved expansion project aiming...
Friday 10 April 2020
Taiwan IC design houses cautious about 3Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses have expressed caution about their sales performance in the third quarter, as order visibility for the quarter remains unclear, according to industry...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Taiwan March exports flat on year
Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$28.27 billion in value for March 2020, growing 11.4% sequentially but slipping 0.6% on year, while the corresponding imports reached total value...
Thursday 9 April 2020
FPCB makers eyeing strong 2Q20 demand for notebook applications
Taiwan-based flexible PCB specialists remain positive about their performance in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to stronger-than-expected demand for new notebooks and tablets...
Thursday 9 April 2020
Corning winds down manufacturing at Shizuoka LCD glass substrate facility
Corning has disclosed that its LCD glass substrate facility in Shizuoka, Japan will stop manufacturing operations by year-end 2020 to ensure the company's operations are aligned with...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Ventec gains rush orders for medical-use CCL from US, Europe
Niche-type PCB materials supplier Ventec International has been busy fulfilling rush CCL orders from major PCB makers in the US and Europe for medical equipment applications badly...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Taiflex sees FCCL production capacity fully booked through 2Q20
Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) supplier Taiflex Scientific has seen its manufacturing lines, located mainly in Taiwan, run at full capacity to meet accelerated shipment pull-in...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Taiwan blocks Zoom from government use
Taiwan's Department of Cyber Security Executive Yuan has asked all government agencies and specific non-government organizations not to use video conferencing hardware, software and...
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Taiwan passive component makers see big gains in March revenues
Many Taiwan-based passive component makers have posted significant sequential increases in March consolidated revenues, bolstered by strong shipments of MLCCs, resistors, inductors...